Status:

COMPLETED

Validation of a Kinematic Functional Shoulder Score Including Only Essential Movements

Lead Sponsor:

Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud

Collaborating Sponsors:

Swiss National Science Foundation

Conditions:

Rotator Cuff, Syndrome

Frozen Shoulder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

A lot of shoulder function evaluation scores exist but none has been universally accepted as a gold standard. Recent studies have demonstrated the potential of computerized movement analysis with emb...

Detailed Description

Measurement of shoulder function is a controversial issue. There is a great variety of measurement tools but none of them has been universally accepted. There is therefore a need to develop extensivel...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Rotator cuff condition, conservative treatment indicated
  • Shoulder instability, conservative treatment indicated
  • Diaphyseal humerus fracture or subcapital humerus fracture treated surgically or conservatively, at 6 weeks post stabilization. (Surgical and conservative treatment will be considered as the same population from the functional point of view as functional outcome is similar) (Handoll et al. 2003).
  • Frozen shoulder, conservative treatment indicated

Exclusion

  • Bilateral shoulder condition or other shoulder condition than the ones mentioned in inclusion criteria
  • Any concomitant pain or condition involving upper limb
  • Cervical spine condition involving upper limb pain or mobility restriction
  • Insufficient French language level to understand patient information form, consent form or questionnaires
  • Insufficient ability to give truly informed consent or to understand questionnaires. It will be proceeded to a Mini Mental State score in case of uncertainty, with exclusion criteria at 24 points/30 (ANAES 2000).
  • Medical contraindication to execute movements required for score completion
  • Tumor
  • Neurological condition interfering with test

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2011

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

108 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01431417

Start Date

August 1 2011

End Date

May 1 2014

Last Update

June 4 2015

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Département de l'Appareil Locomoteur - CHUV

Lausanne, Switzerland, 1005